pen

名词 pen:

1. a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
2. an enclosure for confining livestock
3. a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
   同义词：playpen
4. a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
   同义词：penitentiary
5. female swan

动词 pen:

1. produce a literary work
   同义词：write, compose, indite

1. The pen slips out of my fingers.
   钢笔从我指缝中滑下去了。
2. The duke wrote a letter with a quill pen.
   公爵用一根羽毛笔写信。
3. Put down my pen and stop fiddling!
   把我的钢笔放下，别用手玩弄！
4. He dipped his pen in the ink.
   他拿钢笔蘸墨水。
5. She fumbled about in her handbag for a pen.
   她在手提袋中搜寻钢笔。
6. She penned a few words of thanks.
   她写了几句致谢的话。
7. He lives by his pen.
   他以写作为生。
8. May I borrow your pen?
   我可以借用你的钢笔吗？

pen

n.（名词）
An instrument for writing or drawing with ink or similar fluid, especially:
笔：一种用墨水或类似液体进行书写或绘画的工具，尤其是：
A ballpoint pen.
圆珠笔
A fountain pen.
自来水笔
A pen point.
笔尖
A penholder and its pen point.
笔杆及笔尖
A quill.
鹅毛笔
An instrument for writing regarded as a means of expression:
笔杆子：用作表达方式的写作工具：
例句：
.Tyranny has no enemy so formidable as the pen.(William Cobbett)
.文字和思想是暴政最强劲的敌人.(威廉·科贝特)

A writer or an author:
作家，作者：
例句：
a hired pen.
受雇的文人

A style of writing:
作品风格：
例句：
wrote plays with a witty pen.
用机智的文笔写剧本

pens Pinions.
pens 翼，翅膀
The chitinous internal shell of a squid.
羽状壳：乌贼的壳质的内壳
v.tr.（及物动词）
penned,pen.ning,pens
To write or compose with or as if with a pen.
写作：用或好像用笔写或撰写

来源：
Middle English penne
中古英语 penne
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Late Latin penna
源自 后期拉丁语 penna
from Latin [feather] * see pet-
源自 拉丁语 [羽毛] *参见 pet-

【引伸】
pen.ner
n.（名词）

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pen
pen 2

n.（名词）

A fenced enclosure for animals.
畜栏：一种圈养牲畜的围栏地
The animals kept in such an enclosure.
圈中或栏中的禽畜
Any of various enclosures, such as a bullpen or playpen, used for a variety of purposes.
围栏：用于养牛或游戏等的有多种用途的围栏
A repair dock for submarines.
潜艇停泊检修时用的船坞
v.tr.（及物动词）
penned 或 pent [pμnt] pen.ning,pens
To confine in or as if in a pen.See Synonyms at enclose
禁锢或似被监禁于围栏中参见 enclose

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English penn
源自 古英语 penn

pen
pen 3

n.（名词）
A female swan.
雌天鹅

来源：
[Origin unknown]
[词源不明]

pen
pen 4

n.Informal （名词）【非正式用语】
A penitentiary; a prison.
重罪监狱；监狱

来源：
Short for penitentiary
penitentiary的简写